Hypersialylation in cancer: modulation of inflammation and therapeutic opportunities

E Rodrigues, MS Macauley - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cell surface glycosylation is dynamic and often changes in response to cellular
differentiation under physiological or pathophysiological conditions. Altered glycosylation on …

Sialylation of EGFR by the ST6Gal-I sialyltransferase promotes EGFR activation and resistance to gefitinib-mediated cell death

CM Britain, AT Holdbrooks, JC Anderson… - Journal of ovarian …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The ST6Gal-I sialyltransferase is upregulated in numerous cancers,
and high expression of this enzyme correlates with poor patient prognosis in various …

ST6Gal-I sialyltransferase promotes tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-mediated cancer cell survival via sialylation of the TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) death receptor

AT Holdbrooks, CM Britain, SL Bellis - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2018 - ASBMB
Activation of the tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1) death receptor by TNF induces
either cell survival or cell death. However, the mechanisms mediating these distinct …

Human disease glycomics: technology advances enabling protein glycosylation analysis–part 2

AV Everest-Dass, ESX Moh, C Ashwood… - Expert review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The changes in glycan structures have been attributed to disease states for
several decades. The surface glycosylation pattern is a signature of physiological state of a …

ST6Gal-I sialyltransferase promotes chemoresistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by abrogating gemcitabine-mediated DNA damage

A Chakraborty, KA Dorsett, HQ Trummell… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor
prognosis. Gemcitabine, as a single agent or in combination therapy, remains the frontline …

The ST6Gal-I sialyltransferase protects tumor cells against hypoxia by enhancing HIF-1α signaling

RB Jones, KA Dorsett, AB Hjelmeland… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Aberrant cell surface glycosylation is prevalent in tumor cells, and there is ample evidence
that glycans have functional roles in carcinogenesis. Nonetheless, many molecular details …

Nuclear galectin-1-FOXP3 interaction dampens the tumor-suppressive properties of FOXP3 in breast cancer

Y Gao, X Li, Z Shu, K Zhang, X Xue, W Li, Q Hao… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
FOXP3 is an important X-linked suppressor of breast cancer. It is reported that FOXP3 is
usually mutant, absent, or cytoplasmic distribution in breast cancer cells, which increases …

Stage dependence, cell-origin independence, and prognostic capacity of serum glycan fucosylation, β1–4 branching, β1–6 branching, and α2–6 sialylation in cancer

S Ferdosi, DS Rehder, P Maranian… - Journal of proteome …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Glycans represent a promising but only marginally accessed source of cancer markers. We
previously reported the development of a molecularly bottom-up approach to plasma and …

The sialyltransferase ST3Gal3 facilitates the receptivity of the uterine endometrium in vitro and in vivo

M Yu, H Wang, J Liu, H Qin, S Liu, Q Yan - FEBS letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The receptive uterine endometrium specifically expresses certain glycosyltransferases, and
the corresponding oligosaccharides play important roles in accepting the embryo. The …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant O-glycosylation modulates aggressiveness in neuroblastoma

HA Cuello, VI Segatori, M Albertó, CA Gulino… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common pediatric malignancy diagnosed before the first
birthday in which MYCN oncogene amplification is associated with poor prognosis. Although …